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Stated Meeting, February 18th, 184.5. 



Vice President Wetiierill in the Chair. 



A paper by Mr. Cassin, intended for publication, entitled 

 " Descriptions of two Raptorial Birds, presumed to be new, 

 in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences," was 

 read and referred to the following Committee — Mr. S. F. Baird, 

 Mr. Phillips, and Dr. T. McEuen. 



Dr. Morton offered the following resolution, which he 

 stated was the result of a communication with Prof. Rogers 

 in reference to the subject in question: 



Resolved, That a Committee of three members be ap- 

 pointed to confer with Prof. Rogers, in relation to the Collec- 

 tion of Rocks, Minerals and Fossils, made by him during his 

 recent Geological Survey of the State of Pennsylvania, and 

 to report on the possibility of having said collection deposit- 

 ed in the Museum of the Academy. 



The resolution was adopted, and the Committee appointed 

 to consist of Dr. Morton, Mr. Wetherill, and Mr. Ashmead. 



Meeting for Business, February 25th, 1845. 



Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



The Librarian exhibited the several stamps, which the Li- 

 brary Committee had been authorised to procure by a late 

 resolution of the Society. The design having been approved, 

 the Librarian and the members of the Library Committee 

 were directed each to be provided with a stamp, and to place 

 the impressions as soon as practicable on all the books now 

 in the possession of the Society, or which may be hereafter 

 received. 



